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Must See, Eat, Do Recommendations for Seattle, Washington

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SEATTLE CULTURE

Huge artsy, indie music scene with grunge, jazz, rock, soul roots, Seattle is known for its rainy, cloudy, misty, overcast weather and ingenious, innovative, creative, entrepreneurial contributions to society such as the list below:

Pyramid Beer

Amazon.com

Nordstrom

Costco

Rhapsody

Expedia

Microsoft – Bill Gates

T Mobile

Eddie Bauer

Starbucks

(Companies formerly based in Seattle)

United Airline

Boeing

Cinnabon

Red Robin

United Parcel Service

R.E.I.

Washington Mutual

Maybe a theory is that people are “depressed” and inside most of the time because of the weather, it forces them to be creative and think of new things to do, new ways of thinking, new gadgets, new creations?

Could that be an explanation of Seattle’s creative reputation?

Imagine a small, laid back “walkable” city, gray buildings.. covered with trees that make you feel like you’re in the mountains ..then throw in some water and ports mixed together and that is a glimpse of what it feels like to be in Seattle! :-)

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2 Day Sightseeing/Food Itinerary

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FOOD

1. Paseo’s

Really, really good sandwich place. I had the grilled pork chop sandwich, omg so good. I think you’ll need a car to get here though. On yelp you’ll see two different locations. Maybe one is more accessible by public transportation. This is the one we went to:
6226 Seaview Ave NW

In addition to the huge Jazz scene during the “Post War era” as well as the birth of “Grunge” music genre during the 90’s, several Famous, historical bands lived, performed, started their careers, and were born in Seattle.

Not to mention the following bands…

Pearl Jam

Alice in Chains

Soundgarden

Nirvana

Band of Horses

The Kingsmen (sang “Louie Louie”)

Quincy Jones

The Wailers

Ray Charles

Jimi Hendrix

The Postal Service

Deathcab for Cutie

Sir Mix a Lot

Foo Fighters

Presidents of the United States of America

Dave Matthews (Just moved there)

Lights/Technology coordinated with the Music

Guitar Statue

One of the OLDEST guitars

R&B in Seattle

Rock n Roll

Grunge is Born

RIP MJ

Original lyrics to "Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America

Original Lyrics by Jimi Hendrix

JIMI HENDRIX

MUSIC HISTORY

The CD was born in the 80s!

3. Alki Beach

Across the bay from downtown. Has a really nice view of Seattle skyline. The beach itself is okay to lounge in. I wouldn’t go in the water, it’s pretty rocky.

3. Queen Anne

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BARS & LOUNGES

1. Belltown Billards

This is where we went our first night. It was just a regular bar, had a dance floor, pool tables on the other side. The crowd was cool, it wasn’t too grundgy or anything but I think you’ll be able to find something better.

Viewing your photos is like looking through a kaleidoscope – I wasn’t sure what would pop up next. What a city. The photo looking down on it made it reminiscent of something from the food stalls. Interesting what a change of scale does to the mind.

Glad you enjoyed the photos! Yes, we love kaleidoscopes and we <3 seattle! :-) Photo angles totally make a difference =) Feel free to add any of your photos, videos, stories, experiences, or advice as well =)

We are so glad you find it useful! :-) Feel free to pass it along to others..let us know if you check out those places! Hope it helps other travelers enjoy and have the same experiences we were lucky to have!